The High Court disposed of a writ petition seeking promotion to Naib-Subedar by holding that the matter now falls under the jurisdiction of the Armed Forces Tribunal and transferring the record accordingly.
The writ petition was disposed of as the record was transferred to the Armed Forces Tribunal for further disposal.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
Civil Writ Petition No.10453 of 2001 Date of Decision: December 18, 2012
Prabhakaran K.V.
...Petitioner
Versus
Union of India, New Delhi & others
...Respondents
CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH
Present: None.
RANJIT SINGH, J.
The relief claimed in the present writ petition is of promotion to the rank of Naib-Subedar, which would now be within the jurisdiction of Armed Forces Tribunal constituted under the Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007.
Let the record of this writ petition be transferred to the Armed Forces Tribunal, Chandi Mandir for further disposal.
The writ petition is accordingly disposed of.
( RANJIT SINGH ) JUDGE
December 18, 2012 ramesh
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the High Court had jurisdiction to entertain a writ petition seeking promotion to the rank of Naib-Subedar, given that such promotions fall under the jurisdiction of the Armed Forces Tribunal.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Prabhakaran K.V.
Union of India
RANJIT SINGH
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